Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh the times was hard and the wages low Leave her, Johnny, leave her But now once more on shore we'll go And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her I thought I heard the old man say etc Leave her, Johnny, leave her Tomorrow you will get your pay etc And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh, the work was hard and the voyage long Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, the sea was high and the gails was strong
And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Oh, sing that we boys will never be Leave her, Johnny, leave her In a hungry b**h, the likes of she And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her Well the rats have left, and we the crew Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh, it's time by damn' that we went to And it's time for us to leave her Leave her, Johnny, leave her Oh leave her, Johnny, leave her For the voyage is done and the winds don't blow And it's time for us to leave her